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A 24-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by three men at a public park in Vellore district on Saturday night, 18 January, after she was threatened at knifepoint. Her 20-year-old male friend who had accompanied her was allegedly beaten up and chased away from the scene.
At close to 9.30 pm, however, three men who were in the area spotted the woman and her friend and allegedly began harassing them. They used a knife to threaten the friend and force him to leave. They then allegedly raped the woman, say the police. After raping her, they took away her cellphone and jewellery
As the crime took place near the Vellore Fort, the North Vellore police were alerted.
"We took down her statement and she has said that three people were involved. One of them was between 35-45 and the other two close to 20," says the officer. "We have identified all three suspects and interrogating them. We are yet to arrest them," he adds.
For now, police have filed a case of gang rape, theft, and assault. This shocking crime comes barely a month after a similar case in Coimbatore, where a minor was gang-raped in a park where she had gone with a male friend to celebrate her birthday. This incident too had happened around 9 pm and they were attacked by strangers who chased the boy away before raping the girl.
(This article has been published in arrangement with The News Minute)
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